Browsing: anticholinergics

There is no cure for COPD and no way to reverse the damage to the lungs, but there are medicines, therapies and lifestyle changes that can treat it and slow the progress of the disease. 

A new study published in the British Medical Journal has found that several common medications, such as anticholinergic drugs, heighten…

Most antibiotics for sinus infections are prescribed for too long, according to a new study. Researchers collected data from the…

Do you take 4 pills a day? If so, you’re like most Americans. Yet what are we taking all these…

Men who take a drug that accounts for more than one-quarter of all the prescriptions to treat overactive bladder (OAB)…

People who start certain drugs, such as blood thinners (anticoagulants), cardiovascular medicines, over-the-counter pain killers (NSAIDs/non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), antipsychotics, antidepressants…

Common over-the-counter (OTC) medicines used to treat cold and allergies, as well as sleep aids, are linked to cognitive impairment…